Tin Can Cosy sweater
The Tin Can Cosy Sweater DK edition is a top-down circular yoke sweater with a sardine colour work motif.
Knitted with Blacker Yarns' Pure Romney Guernsey
Spun from local Romney sheep, this 5-ply worsted yarn yields a crisp, lean finish with exceptional stitch definition—perfect for making the textured and stranded details pop. The unique construction locks the fibres together to block out coastal chills and softens the handle of the local wool. Our shop stocks this yarn in 100g skeins in a curated palette reflecting the land, sea, and shore: cream, navy, burgundy, and grey.
Here is the completed pattern information with the placeholders filled in based on the size and yarn charts you provided:
Sizes: XS, (S), M, (L), XL, (2XL), 3XL, (4XL), 5XL
Finished measurements: Length: 54 (56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70) cm [21 (22, 23, 24, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)]”; Chest circumference: 94 (104, 114, 124, 134, 144, 154, 164, 174) cm [37 (41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69)]”; Top of arm circumference: 30 (31, 33, 36, 40, 45, 48, 52, 55) cm [12 (12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22)]”; Yoke depth: 21 (22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31) cm [8 (9, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 11, 12)]”
Yarn: DK weight yarn (232 m per 100g) in at least 2 colours.
Main colour: 680 (810, 920, 1100, 1200, 1330, 1470, 1610, 1800) m [743 (885, 1006, 1202, 1312, 1454, 1607, 1760, 1968) yds].
Contrast colour 1: 162 (162, 175, 185, 185, 210, 215, 220, 230) m [177 (177, 191, 202, 202, 230, 235, 240, 251) yds]. The design is written for the use of 2 colours, but this can be adapted for more colours if desired.
Needles: 4 mm circular needles (80 cm cord minimum, recommended 100 cm), 3.5 mm circular needles (60 cm cord and 80 cm or 100 cm cord), 4.5 mm circular needles (cords as above – this needle size is needed if you knit tighter when working colourwork).
Gauge (after blocking): 20 stitches x 26 rows = 10 cm [4”] on 4 mm needles knitted in the round.
Notions: Stitch marker, scrap yarn or cord to put stitches on hold, darning needle.
